While leading his troops on April 6, 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was shot in the leg, and due to nerve damage from the wound he did not know the severity of his injury until it was too late. Johnston remains the highest ranking American officer to be killed in combat.

General Parker Hills, Dr. Timothy B. Smith, Dr. Chris Mackowski and Garry Adelman detail the events surrounding Johnston's death, and talk about the history of the tour stop on the Shiloh battlefield. #ShilohBattlefieldTour

This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Tennessee and Mississippi. View the full playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZrhqv_T1O1sX1Gi_nyKOBtNqvRd9VocZ

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